British Art Pottery and Design - 29th November 2023
Lot 515
Geoffrey Luff
Estimate £120 - £180 | Hammer £189
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Description
Geoffrey Luff
a Bernard Palissy style majolica wall dish, circa 1998
circular, modelled and applied with a pond scene, a young frog resting on a waler lily pad, whilst an adult frog and snake confront each other, the rim with a lizard amongst shells, in colours, impressed GL, 32.5cm. diam.
Provenance
From the collection of Ian and Rita Smythe.
Ian and Rita bequeathed a similar dish decorated with fish to the well,to the Victoria&Albert Museum in 2018, (C.330.2018)